Inspire provides a wide range of small-scale, local services for people with learning disabilities throughout North East Scotland. This includes:

residential services

support for people who live in their own homes - including staffed housing and housing with visiting staff

day services

respite care

holiday activity schemes for children

Sense Scotland provides services and support for children and adults with deafblindness or sensory impairment, learning disability or physical disability.

ENABLE Scotland is a charitable organisation. It provides support for children and adults with learning disabilities, and their families, helping them to participate, work and live in their local communities.

Support for people with a brain injury

Our social work service provides both personal care and support services to people who have an acquired brain injury. We work in partnership with other agencies, such as health services and the voluntary sector to provide a range of health and rehabilitation services.

Sense Scotland works with disabled children and adults providing services and support to help them live their lives how they want. Their advisers work with individuals, families, carers and other professionals to make sure people get the most appropriate support.

Support for people with a sensory impairment - visual or hearing

Deafblind Scotland provides support and services to people who are deafblind or dual sensory impaired helping them live independently in their communities. They offer a guide / communicator service.

Sense Scotland works with children and adults with deafblindness or sensory impairment providing services and support to help them live their lives how they want. Their advisers work with individuals, families, carers and other professionals to make sure people get the most appropriate support.

Support for people with epilepsy

Epilepsy Scotland provides services to people with epilepsy, friends and family, and care professionals. They run a freephone confidential helpline for anyone wanting advice about epilepsy - 0808 8002 200.

National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) provides information and support to people with epilepsy. NSE provides integrated social and health care for adults whose needs are complex and arise not only from a diagnosis of epilepsy but also from associated and additional personal challenges.

Quarriers is an epilepsy support group. It meets on the first Wednesday of every month
7 - 8.30pm at the Salvation Army Citadel at the Castlegate, Aberdeen. The group is for
everyone who has epilepsy or cares for someone who has epilepsy. If you have any questions about Quarriers, please contact the fieldworker on 01224 566385.

Epilepsy Fieldwork service Aberdeenshire - two fieldworkers cover Aberdeenshire and offer practical support and information to people who have epilepsy. Contact 07947 634390 for more information.

Terence Higgins Trust Scotland provide information and advice, counselling and group support, guidance on managing your own health, HIV testing clinics, and practical support services to people affected by HIV or AIDS.

Support for people with multiple sclerosis

Aberdeen branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society provides information, support and practical help for people with multiple sclerosis and their families in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. The branch funds the Stuart Resource Centre. The Centre is an information, therapeutic, and social resource for people with multiple sclerosis, and their families and friends.

Horizons Rehabilitation Centre provides an assessment and therapeutic rehabilitation service for people with complex needs, such as multiple sclerosis.

Sue Ryder Care - Aberdeen (or Dee View Court) is a residential care facility and helps people living with neurological illnesses, such as multiple sclerosis

Deeside Neurological Support service provides a multi-disciplinary service to people with a progressive neurological condition, such as multiple sclerosis, and who are registered with a Deeside GP. Contact with the service is by referral from any health professional, or by self referral. For more information about this service phone 01339 889428 or contact:

Support for people affected by cancer

CLAN offers help, support services and therapies to people affected by any type of cancer at any time from diagnosis onwards. Whether affected personally, as a carer, family member or close friend, their services are available to you. They are based at CLAN House in Aberdeen and cover the whole of Grampian, Orkney and Shetland.